Georgia Wareham is an Australian cricketer. She is a three-time ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winner. In 2023, she played for the Gujarat Giants in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Wiki/Biography
Georgia Lee Wareham was born on Wednesday, 26 May 1999 (age 24 years; as of 2023) in Mortlake, Victoria, Australia. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. She completed her primary schooling at St Colman’s Primary School, Mortlake, Australia. Later, she studied at Mortlake College P-12, Mortlake, Australia. After completing her schooling, she attained a Certificate III course in School-Based Education Support from the South West TAFE, Colac, Australia. In 2021, she pursued a Bachelor of Digital Media degree at the University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, South Australia. Wareham started playing cricket with her brother and later played for the district-level team.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 4″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Light brown
Body Measurements (approx.):34-28-33
Family
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Wes Wareham. Her mother’s name is Meg Wareham. She has an elder brother. His name is Jordan Wareham; he is a Disc jockey.
Georgia Wareham’s father
Georgia Wareham’s brother (left) with his friend
Husband
She is not married.
Relationships/Affairs
Not known.
Signature
Georgia Wareham’s signature
Cricket
Domestic
Georgia Wareham has represented Mortlake CC, Western Waves, Victoria Under-15 Women, Victoria Under-18 Women, Melbourne Renegades Women, Australia Under-21 Women, Australia Governor General’s XI, Victoria Women, Australia Under-19 Women, Cricket Australia Women’s XI, Australian XI Women, and the Gujarat Giants Women at the domestic level. In 2011, Wareham played for the Victoria Under-12 Women’s team. Later, Georgia played in the School Sport Australia 12 Years and Under Championship held in Cobram Barooga, New South Wales. In 2012, Wareham was named to the Victoria Under-15 Women’s team for the 2012-2013 Women’s Australian Under-15 Championships. On 4 December 2012, the New South Wales Under-15 Women defeated the Victoria Under-15 Women’s team by ten wickets; she bowled four overs at an economy of 2.25 and was bowled on a duck.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (right) as an Under-15 player
Wareham took 11 wickets and scored ten runs from seven matches between November 2012 and December 2012. The cricketer was part of the Victoria Under-15 Women’s team that competed in the 2013-2014 Women’s Australian Under-15 Championships. She took a three-wicket haul against the New South Wales Under-15 Women on 3 December 2013 in the final of the 2013-2014 Women’s Australian Under-15 Championships. Georgia bowled eight overs at an economy of 3.88 in the final; however, the Victoria Under-15 Women’s team lost by 70 runs. In 2015, Wareham was named to the Victoria Under-18 Women’s team for the 2014-2015 Women’s Australian Under-18 Championships. On 20 January 2015, Georgia took two wickets and dismissed Maitlan Brown on a run-out; she scored three runs, and the Victoria Under-18 Women’s team lost the final by 61 runs. The cricketer scored 61 runs with an average of 12.25 and took ten wickets at an economy of 2.35 in seven matches from the competition.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham with the Under-18 team celebrating their victory
In the 2016-2017 Women’s Australian Under-18 Championships, Wareham scored 142 runs and took ten wickets and six catches between 23 November 2016 and 29 November 2016. Georgia was named to the Australia Under-21 Women’s team for the tour of Sri Lanka in March 2017. In the opening match of the ODI series against the Sri Lanka A Women on 30 March 2017, Georgia scored 19 runs and bowled six overs at an economy of 1.83; she took three wickets in the five-match series. On 15 November 2017, Wareham was named to the playing eleven of the Australia Governor General’s XI against the England Women; she bowled two overs at an economy of 8.50 and was dismissed on a duck by Nat Sciver-Brunt. She was named to the Australia Under-19 Women’s team for the South Africa Women’s tri-series in April 2018. The cricketer took a four-wicket haul and scored ten runs against the South Africa Emerging Players Women on 20 April 2018. Eight days later, in the final, Georgia scored 43 runs and took one wicket against the South Africa Emerging Players Women and helped the Australia Under-19 Women’s team lift the trophy.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (front-row, extreme right) with the Australia Under-21 Women’s team
Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL)
In 2017, the cricketer was signed by the Victoria Women’s team ahead of the 2017-2018 season of the WNCL. On 6 October 2017, she made her WNCL debut against the Australian Capital Territory Women’s team and scored five runs from four balls. Wareham played six matches for the Victoria Women in her debut season; she scored 76 runs with an average of 15.20 and took one wicket. Georgia was part of the Victoria Women’s team for the 2018-2019 WNCL season. On 21 September 2018, she took a three-wicket haul from nine overs at an economy of 5.11 and scored 21 runs against the Western Australia Women’s team. In her second season with the Victoria Women’s team, Georgia scored 42 runs and took seven wickets in four matches.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham with her Victoria Women’s Academy teammate
The cricketer played four matches in the 2019-2020 WNCL season between 22 September 2019 and 5 February 2020; she scored 59 runs and took five wickets. In January 2021, Victoria Women retained Wareham ahead of the 2020-2021 season of the WNCL. On 10 February 2021, she took a three-wicket haul from eight overs in an economy of 5.00 against the New South Wales (NSW) Women in the first group stage match; two days later, she took a two-wicket haul against the NSW Women from ten overs at an economy of 3.40. She scored 67 runs from 68 balls and took two wickets at an economy of 4.87 on 21 February 2021 against the Australian Capital Territory Women’s team. On 5 March 2021, Wareham scored six runs (not out) and took a four-wicket haul from ten overs at an economy of 4.60 against Queensland Fire and was instrumental in Victoria’s six wickets victory.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (middle) with her Victoria Women’s teammates
Georgia scored 75 runs with an average of 25.00 and took 13 wickets at an economy of 4.69 from six matches in the 2020-2021 WNCL; she was the second-leading wicket-taker of the season. On 5 January 2023, Wareham was named to the playing eleven for the WNCL group stage match against the New South Wales Women’s team and scored 17 runs from 12 balls and bowled six overs at an economy of 6.50; this was her first competitive appearance since she was injured on 21 October 2021. She scored 32 runs from 59 balls and took a four-wicket haul at an economy of 4.65 against Queensland Fire on 17 January 2023. Two days later, she scored 67 runs (not out) from 88 balls and took a wicket against the Queensland Fire; this was her highest score in the WNCL. The cricketer scored 116 runs with an average of 116.00 and took seven wickets at an economy of 5.45 from four matches in the 2022-2023 WNCL season.
Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)
In 2015, Wareham was signed by the Melbourne Renegades Women ahead of the inaugural season (2015-2016) of the WBBL. On 20 December 2015, the cricketer was named to the playing eleven for the WBBL group stage match against the Brisbane Heat Women; this was her debut match in the WBBL, and she bowled one over at an economy of 10.00. Wareham made only one appearance for the Melbourne Renegades Women in the 2015-2016 WBBL season. Melbourne Renegades Women retained her in the team ahead of the 2016-2017 WBBL season, and Georgia scored 44 runs with an average of 14.66 from 14 matches in the second season of the WBBL. On 28 January 2018, Wareham scored five runs (not out) from two balls and bowled four overs at an economy of 4.75 and took a three-wicket haul against the Perth Scorchers Women’s team.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham celebrating the fall of a wicket with the Melbourne Renegades Women
The cricketer played 11 matches in the 2017-2018 WBBL season and took ten wickets at an economy of 6.34. Following her stellar performances with the team, Wareham was nominated by Cricket Australia panellists for the Young Gun Award of the 2017-2018 season of the WBBL. In 2018, Wareham was retained by the Melbourne Renegades Women ahead of the 2018-2019 season of the WBBL. She took two wickets from four overs at an economy of 5.00 against the Adelaide Strikers Women on 8 December 2018. The cricketer was named to the playing eleven for the semi-final match against the Sydney Sixers Women on 19 January 2019, and she took one wicket at an economy of 5.75. Georgia played 15 matches in the 2018-2019 WBBL between 2 December 2018 and 19 January 2019. She scored 21 runs with a strike rate of 91.30 from three innings and took 11 wickets from 15 innings at an economy of 5.90. On 1 November 2019, she took two wickets from one over at an economy of 13.00 against the Perth Scorchers Women’s team.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (left) with her Melbourne Renegades Women teammates
The cricketer was named to the playing eleven for the semi-final match against the Brisbane Heat Women on 7 December 2019, and she scored 22 runs from eight balls and bowled three overs at an economy of 11.00; however, Brisbane Heat Women defeated the Melbourne Renegades Women by four wickets. Wareham played 15 matches between 19 October 2019 and 7 December 2019 in the 2019-2020 WBBL season; she scored 94 runs with an average of 18.80 and took seven wickets at an economy of 8.50. In 2020, Georgia was part of the Melbourne Renegades Women, which participated in the 2020-2021 WBBL season. On 1 November 2021, she scored 54 runs (not out) from 27 balls with a strike rate of 200.00 and took two wickets from three overs against the Sydney Sixers Women; this was her highest score in the WBBL.
Georgia Wareham celebrating the fall of a wicket for the Melbourne Renegades Women
Wareham played six matches between 25 October 2020 and 8 November 2020 in the 2020-2021 WBBL season; she scored 95 runs with an average of 46.33 and took three wickets at an economy of 7.60. In October 2021, Melbourne Renegades Women announced that the cricketer extended her contract with them for three more years ahead of the 2021-2022 season of the WBBL. On 16 October 2021, she took two catches and registered a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.25 against the Hobart Hurricanes Women; she was named the player of the match. Four days later, she scored 13 runs from ten balls and bowled three overs at an economy of 4.33 against the Adelaide Strikers Women; she ruptured her ACL during the match and was ruled out for the remaining fixtures of the season. She also missed the entire 2022-2023 WBBL season due to her injury.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham in the Melbourne Renegades Women’s kit
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In February 2023, the cricketer was signed by the Gujarat Giants ahead of the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). On 4 March 2023, Georgia made her debut against the Mumbai Indians Women in the opening match of the 2022-2023 season; she scored eight runs and took the wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt. Wareham scored 22 runs from 25 balls against the Delhi Capitals Women on 11 March 2023; this was her final appearance in the 2022-2023 season of the WPL.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham playing for the Gujarat Giants
Georgia Wareham was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 40 lakh in the 2024 Women’s Premier League auction, which was held in Mumbai on 9 December 2023.
International
One Day International (ODI)
Georgia Wareham made her ODI debut on 18 October 2018 against Pakistan at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur, during the Australia Women’s tour of Malaysia; she took two wickets in the match. In February 2019, Georgia was named to the Australia Women’s team for the New Zealand Women’s tour of Australia. She scored ten runs and took one wicket in the opening match of the series on 22 February 2019; she did not bat in the remaining two fixtures but took two wickets. Later, Georgia was named to the Australia Women’s team for the tour of England. In August 2019, she was part of the Australia Women’s team for the Australia Women’s tour of the West Indies. In the opening match on 5 September 2019, Georgia bowled ten overs at an economy of 4.40 and took two wickets; she took two wickets in each of the remaining two matches of the ODI series.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham playing for the Australia Women’s team
Wareham was named to the Australia Women’s team for the Sri Lanka Women’s Tour of Australia in October 2019. She scored 19 runs and took one wicket in the opening match of the series on 5 October 2019; from the remaining two fixtures of the ODI series, she took four wickets. In October 2020, Georgia was part of the Australia Women’s Tour of New Zealand. Wareham took two wickets from ten overs at an economy of 2.30 and was named the player of the match in the opening match on 3 October 2020. The cricketer was part of the Australia Women’s team for the tour of New Zealand in April 2021; Wareham scored 29 runs and took four wickets from three matches. In September 2021, she was named to the Australia Women’s team for the India Women’s tour of Australia; however, she failed to replicate her form and only played in two matches of the series.
T20
On 29 September 2018, Georgia made her T20I debut against New Zealand at North Sydney Oval, Sydney, during the New Zealand Women’s tour of Australia; she bowled one over at an economy of 15.00 and took her first international T20 wicket in her debut match. In October 2018, she was named to the Australia Women’s team for the tour of Malaysia. She took a three-wicket haul from two overs against the Pakistan Women on 27 October 2018 and was named the player of the match. Following her stellar performances in the domestic circuit, she was named to the Australia Women’s team for the 2018 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in the West Indies. On 24 November 2018, Georgia took two wickets at an economy 3.66 against the England Women’s team in the final; Australia won the Cup by eight wickets, and Wareham took six wickets from five matches at an average of 10.83.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (left) and her Australian Women’s teammate with the 2018 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
Georgia was named to the Australia Women’s team for the tour of England in July 2019; she took two wickets from four overs at an economy of 5.50 on 28 July 2019. She was part of the Australia Women’s team tour of the West Indies in September 2019; in the third T20I match of the series on 18 September 2019 she took a three-wicket haul from four overs at an economy of 3.50. Later, Georgia was part of the Australia Women’s team for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in Australia. The cricketer was not named to the playing eleven for the first two matches of the tournament; she started against the Bangladesh Women’s team on 27 February 2020. Wareham took a three-wicket haul against the New Zealand Women’s team and was named the player of the match on 2 March 2020. Although she played in the next two fixtures in the tournament, she did not bat or bowl in either of the matches; Australia defeated India in the final by 85 runs and clinched the trophy.
Georgia Wareham (second-row third from right) and her teammates celebrating the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup victory
In September 2020, Georgia was named to the Australia Women’s team for the New Zealand Women’s tour of Australia; she took a three-wicket haul from four overs at an average of 6.50 in the second match of the series on 27 September 2020. In 2023, she was named to the Australia Women’s team for the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in South Africa. On 14 February 2023, Georgia took a three-wicket haul from four overs at an economy of 5.00 against the Bangladesh Women’s team and was named the player of the match. In the final on 26 February 2023, Wareham was bowled on a duck by Shabnim Ismail; she bowled two expensive overs at an economy of 10.50. Australia defeated South Africa in the final by 19 runs and lifted the trophy; Georgia took six wickets from five matches in the tournament between 14 February 2023 and 26 February 2023.
Georgia Wareham and her teammate with the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
Test
Georgia Wareham made her Test debut on 30 September 2021 against India at Carrara Stadium, Queensland, Australia, during the India Women’s tour of Australia. In the first innings of the Test, she bowled eight overs at an economy of 3.50 and scored two runs. Wareham dismissed Shafali Verma in the second innings; this was her first Test wicket, and the match ended as a draw.
Georgia Wareham playing for the Australia Women’s Test team
Awards
- 2018: Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year
- 2018: Mortlake Young Citizen of the Year
- 2018: WBBL Young Gun season 3 (nominated)
- 2019: WBBL Young Gun (season 4)
Salary
In February 2023, the cricketer was signed by the Gujarat Giants at the inaugural WPL auction for Rs. 75 Lakhs.
Favourites
- Basketball Player: Michael Jordan
Facts/Trivia
- Wareham was the first Australian spinner who took 50 international wickets before turning 23.
- In an interview, she revealed that Shane Warne influenced her to be a leg spinner.
- In an interview, Wareham revealed that initially, she used to play with her brother, and then she went on to represent the district-level boy’s team as there was no all-girls team. Later, she was selected for the Victoria Under-12 Women’s team.
Georgia Wareham (second-row, second from left) with the boys’ team
- Georgia was a youth-level Australian rules footballer before she became a professional cricketer. The cricketer’s left ACL was ruptured at the age of 14 whilst playing football and was reconstructed using a synthetic ligament. Later, the ACL injury, which nearly ended her professional cricket career, happened to the same leg.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham in her Australian Rules football jersey
- The cricketer was the youngest player in the inaugural season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL); Georgia was sixteen years old when she was signed by the Melbourne Renegades Women in 2015.
Georgia Wareham (front-row, extreme right) with the Melbourne Renegades Women’s team
- In her leisure time, Georgia loves photography, videography, and content creation.
Georgia Wareham (second from right) taking a picture of her and her teammates using a Helicam
- Her friends and family fondly call her Wolfie.
- She did not get to bat in any of her first 13 T20I appearances for the Australia Women’s team; she was dismissed on a duck in the 14th match, and she did not get to bat in the next six fixtures. In the seventh match, she scored six runs and again did not bat in the next six matches. The cricketer only batted thrice in the T20I matches for the Australia Women’s team between 29 September 2018 and 26 September 2020.
- The cricketer won three ICC Women’s T20 World Cups with the Australia Women’s team between 2018 and 2023.
Georgia Wareham with her Player of the Match award
- She was ruled out of the 2021-2022 WNCL season due to her ACL injury.
- In 2023, she wore jersey number #23 for the Gujarat Giants in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League.
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